Second Thoughts about the Second Coming -- Time to Order (Update)
Second Thoughts about the Second Coming: Understanding the End Times, Our Future, and Christian Hope, the book that Ron Allen and I wrote (for a general audience) is officially scheduled to be out on February 28th, However, you can already download the Kindle version from Amazon. It appears it is even ready to ship in paperback. So, put in your order through your favorite vendor, from the publisher (Westminster John Knox Press), Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or wherever you enjoy buying books. I will add that eventually there will be an audible version for those who wish to listen to books.
Reviews:
“A brisk, competent review from a mainline Protestant perspective of historic Christian teaching about eschatology and the afterlife. I learned much from this book, including that this area of Christian thought is among the most difficult and muddled. But Second Thoughts about the Second Coming at least brings descriptive clarity. I recommend this book and will keep it on hand as a reference work.” – David P. Gushee, author of After Evangelicalism: The Path to a New Christianity
“Topics of ‘the end times’ and especially Christ’s return have too often been avoided by mainline or progressive Christians. In Second Thoughts about the Second Coming Allen and Cornwall provide confident navigation through this unfamiliar yet important territory. In their comprehensive look at the second coming, the authors widen the lens to reveal that views about Christ’s return are connected to Christian perspectives on life after death specifically and hope for the future more broadly. Covering biblical, historical, and contemporary perspectives, the look is both deep and wide. Questions at the end of each chapter serve as content review and study guide to help synthesize the wealth of material. Second Thoughts is well worth the read individually and in groups. As our author-guides assure us, our perceptions of the future, including the end times, shape our faithful living now.” –Sharon E. Watkins, Former General Minister and President, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
“There are few places where the chasm between popular belief and theological study is as vast as in questions of the second coming. Ron Allen and Robert Cornwall try to bridge this divide through a clear, thoughtful, and open-hearted look at one of the most vexing problems in contemporary Christian life.” –Amy Frykholm, author of Rapture Culture: Left Behind in Evangelical America
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